The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-02-02
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
An explosion occurred yesterday afternoon
on board the Steamer Guyandotte, off Long
injured. The explosion is believed to have
been fIom dynamite packed in a satchel that
had been left IN the closet room.
1t is stated that two newspapers in New
York City will be visited to-day and re-
quested not to use steam furnished by nom
union men. IL the request is not granted it
is possible that the union men employed on
these papers will be called out on strike.
Alderman G. S. Rolf, of wilkesbarre, Pa.
received intelligence yesterday afternoon
that his family has just become heirs to an
estate in Holland valued at $40, 100000.
The bill declaring forfeiture of the lands
granted to the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company has been lost or misplaced. Search
for the bill has been going on for month. 4
If it does not turn up soon, steps viii be
taken to get fresh copy from the Senate, to
which the House can re-attach its amend
ments.
One Senator and two Assemb:ymen of the
New Jersey Legislature composed the joint
meeting at noon yesterday. One ballot was
taken, and resulted in three votes for Albeit
for Senator. The meeting then adjourned
until noon to-day.
At Milwaukee, Wis, between p. m. Sat-
urday and a. m. Sunday last, the tempera-
ture fell fifty-seven degrees. Between $50
and p. m. there was a decline of ten de-
grees, or one degree every three minutes.
The Monarch Insurance Company OF Des
Moines, Iowa, hes stopped business and ap-
piled to the court for receiver.
Bobby" Adams, the Minneapolis. Post
office robber, was sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary yesterday by Judge Rlodg-
ett who also fined him 500 and one-sixth
the cost of his trial.
Signal Officer Lyons at St. Paul, reports
that the average temperature at that point
Sunday was 200 below zero, being the lowest
average Of any day for fifteen years.
Benjamin J. Chamberlain, cashier of the
Chicago Stock Yards commission firm of
Combes, Hannah & Co., is short in his ac-
counts, the firm say, to the amount of So 900,
and that il may reach the sum of 81, 900 or
5000.
Two boys sged ten and eight years, of
Brown County, Georgia, while in the woods
gathering brush, were set upon by Sam
Bivend, aged seventeen, and murdered with
an ak.
Judgment for 1851, 955 was entered yester-
day against the Chicago, Portage ana
Superior Railroad in favor of Mrs. Sarah B.
Angle in accordance with verdict rendered
Saturday. a stay Of sixty days has been
granted, when a motion for a new trial will
be argued before Judge Gresham, at Chicago.
Johnson Nelson, railroad contractor, was
killed at Hurley, Wis, yesterday, by the ex-
plosjon OF a dynamite cartridge, which be
was thawing out
horrible murder was committed at
Perkins, Mich, on Saturday night, the vic
tim being a man named Peterson, who was
found in bed with his head split open. The
deed having been committed with an ak.
The Supreme Court at Jefferson City, Mo-,
has granted stay of execution until April
l next, to II. NJ. Books, alias w. II. L. Max
well, and the Chinese high-binders, pending
an appeal for a new trial. The execution was
to have taken place next Thursday.
About 1,sOO of the Lorillard strikers re-
turned to work yesterday morning on the
firms terms, and the strike is ended. The
Lorillards have all the hands now that they
will employ, and every department is in
operation.
son Barret Dramatic Company, has been
placed in the Cincinnati Sanitarium upon
the certificate of q Cincinnati physician
that he is insane. Re is said to be we'll
connected and to have distinguished con-
nections in England.
RAYMOND Belmont. son of August Bel
mont the well-known New York Banker,
accidentally shot himself at the family
residence on Fifth avenue yesterday Emorn-
ing. The ball entered the right side of the
head and passed clear through the skull,
coming out at the left. He died in few
minutes,
Disappointment in love is the cause given
for the suicide of Frank Beeh, the German
actor, twenty-nine years old. His dead body
was found last evening in the property
room of Miller's Hall, small theater on
North avenue, Chicago. He mad shot him
self in the right temple.
In the Lower House of the Texas Leeisla-
ture yesterday the Joint resolution propos.
ing prohibition amendment to the Con-
stitution was passed by vote of SO ayes to
p nays.
Representative Cox is much improved in
health. He sat up for half an hour yester-
day.
A private cabIegram from Rome an
nounees the selection of Rev. Matthew Par
ins, for seventeen years pastor of St. James
Church, Boston, to succeed the late Bishop
Hendrick Of the Providence, r. l. Diocese.
a bridge over Evergreen Creek on the
Pittsburg and Northern Norrow-guage Rail-
way, gave way yesterday morning, precipitat-
ing an engine into the creek, fatally injurfng
Engineer Marshall and slightly bruisng Fire
man Harry Crider.
Ex. Governor Irelands withdrawal from
tha Texas Senatorial race was determined
upon in caucus last night. The announce
ment will be made before balloting COM
mences to-day 1t is generally thought that
lreland's strength will largely 60 to Maxey.
and the letters election on the first ballot
to-day is anticipated.
Negro Desperate Fatally Shot.
EVANSVILLE, Jan. 31.-Jesse Baker, a negro
desperate who was wanted in this city for a
number of crimes committed here was to-